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The Impact of Targeted Data Management Training for Field Research Projects - A Case Study
(2019-05-21)We present a joint effort at Virginia Tech between a research group in the Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation and Data Services in the University Libraries to improve data management for long-term ecological field ... -
Early Successional Forest Management on Private Lands as a Coupled Human and Natural System
(MDPI, 2019-06-11)Facilitating voluntary conservation on private lands is a crucial element of policies that seek to mitigate forest habitat loss and fragmentation around the world. Previous research emphasizes the role of social factors ... -
Assessment of genetic diversity, population structure, and gene flow of tigers (Panthera tigris tigris) across Nepal's Terai Arc Landscape
(PLOS, 2018-03-21)With fewer than 200 tigers (Panthera tigris tigris) left in Nepal, that are generally confined to five protected areas across the Terai Arc Landscape, genetic studies are needed to provide crucial information on diversity ... -
Creeping in the night: What might ecologists be missing?
(PLOS, 2018-06-13)Wildlife activity patterns tend to be defined by terms such as diurnal and nocturnal that might not fully depict the complexity of a species' life history strategy and behavior in a given system. These activity pattern ... -
Toxoplasma gondii infection in wild mustelids and cats across an urban-rural gradient
(PLOS, 2018-06-20)The increase in human population and domestic pets, such as cats, are generating important consequences in terms of habitat loss and pathogen pollution of coastal ecosystems with potential to generate negative impacts in ... -
Species-specific variations in reproductive traits of three yellow catfish species (Pelteobagrus spp.) in relation to habitats in the Three Gorges Reservoir, China
(PLOS, 2018-07-16)The reproductive biology of three yellow catfish congeners was studied in the Three Gorges Reservoir of the Yangtze River, China. We compared reproductive traits among the lentic, transitional, and lotic zones. A total of ... -
Emerging Tuberculosis Pathogen Hijacks Social Communication Behavior in the Group-Living Banded Mongoose (Mungos mungo)
(American Society for Microbiology, 2016-05)An emerging Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC) pathogen, M. mungi, infects wild banded mongooses (Mungos mungo) in Northern Botswana, causing significant mortality. This MTC pathogen did not appear to be transmitted ... -
Effects of climate change and anthropogenic modification on a disturbance-dependent species in a large riverine system
(Ecological Society of America, 2017-01)Humans have altered nearly every natural disturbance regime on the planet through climate and land-use change, and in many instances, these processes may have interacting effects. For example, projected shifts in temperature ... -
Fitness landscapes and life-table response experiments predict the importance of local areas to population dynamics
(Ecological Society of America, 2017-07)Animal resource requirements differ among life-history stages, and thus, habitat is most appropriately thought of as specific to a particular life stage. Accordingly, different habitats may vary in their significance as ... -
Behavioral response of white-tailed deer to coyote predation risk
(Ecological Society of America, 2018-03)Behavioral responses of prey to predation risk can affect lower trophic levels. White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus; hereafter deer) increase vigilance in response to coyote (Canis latrans) presence, but vigilance ... -
Integrating multiple genetic detection methods to estimate population density of social and territorial carnivores
(Ecological Society of America, 2018-10)Spatial capture-recapture models can produce unbiased estimates of population density, but sparse detection data often plague studies of social and territorial carnivores. Integrating multiple types of detection data can ... -
Application of Bayesian robust design model to assess the impacts of a hurricane on shorebird demography
(Ecological Society of America, 2018-08)The increasing use of Bayesian inference in population demography requires rapid advancements in modeling frameworks to approach the rigor and flexibility of the current suite of maximum-likelihood models. We developed an ... -
Fish, Fishing, and Ecosystem Services and Dysfunctions in the New River
(New River Symposium, 2019-04-12)This paper reviews the selected ecosystem services provided by New River to riverside communities. I also highlight threats to sustaining these services and dysfunctions and possibilities for restoration. A framework of ... -
Remaining populations of an upland stream fish persist in refugia defined by habitat features at multiple scales
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2018-12-17)Aim: Conserving stream biota could require strategies that preserve habitats conveying resistance to ecological impacts of changing land use and climate. Retrospective analyses of species’ responses to anthropogenic ... -
Feeding ecological knowledge: the underutilised power of faecal DNA approaches for carnivore diet analysis
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2018-12-22)Accurate analyses of the diets of predators are key to understand trophic interactions and defining conservation strategies. Diets are commonly assessed through analysis of non-invasively collected scats, and the use of ... -
Observations at backyard bird feeders influence the emotions and actions of people that feed birds
(British Ecological Society, 2019-03-25)1. Backyard bird feeding is one of the most common ways people engage with wildlife in many parts of the world. Given its scale, it can have profound consequences for the ecology of feeder birds and their behaviour. While ... -
A case for conserving common species
(PLOS, 2018-02-07)I grew up in a country where fish were, first and foremost, food. At the age of nine or so, I started following my dad and uncle to nearby rivers to fish on weekends, and soon I learned to make my own tackle and go back ... -
Quantifying climate sensitivity and climate-driven change in North American amphibian communities
(2018-09-25)Changing climate will impact species' ranges only when environmental variability directly impacts the demography of local populations. However, measurement of demographic responses to climate change has largely been limited ... -
Socrates Opens a Pandora’s Box of Northern Snakehead Issues
(American Fisheries Society, 2019-08-01)Although the origin, distribution, abundance, and spread of the Northern Snakehead Channa argus in the Potomac River have been studied, management and control plans for other invasive species are increasingly contested in ...
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